A SMALL SENIOR TEAM
Every matter stays close to a partners desk
Two partners and two associates, admitted to the Malawi Bar and drawn from Chancellor College — deliberately kept small so clients deal directly with the lawyer who knows their file.
SENIOR PARTNER
Arthur Alick Msowoya
27 years in practice
MANAGING PARTNER
Fiskani Movete Nkhoma
6 years in practice
ASSOCIATE
Martha Nyambo
3 years in practice
ASSOCIATE
Memory Chitwanga
3 years in practice
SENIOR PARTNER
Arthur Alick Msowoya
Wilson & Morgan — Senior Partner (2024 to date) · Sole Proprietor (2015–2024) · Partner (2003–2015) · Legal Practitioner (1997–2003)
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFFESSIONAL BODIES
Malawi Law Sociey
SADC Lawyers Association
International Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Languages
English
Chichewa
Mtumbuka
French
Spoken
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Read
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Written
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Very good
EXPERIENCE
In his 27 years with the firm, he has acted for banks and other lending institutions, preparing financing and security documents ranging from basic loan agreements to complex syndicated multicurrency facilities. He has handled stamping and registration for secured transactions and is widely experienced in corporate and commercial documentation.
He has served as transaction legal advisor in privatisations, mergers, acquisitions, takeovers and restructurings — often including due diligence, negotiations, advising on acquisition methods, and ensuring compliance with company, competition, tax, employment and privatisation laws.
He advised on several capital market transactions, including New Finance Bank Limited’s medium-term bond listing (2018), Britam Insurance Company’s delisting (2016), NBS Bank plc’s rights issues (2011 & 2017), NBS Bank plc’s IFC share issuance (2011), NBS Bank plc’s bonus issue (2010), and Packaging Industries Malawi Limited’s delisting (2011).
He was Legal Associate to the Transaction Legal Advisor during Old Mutual Life Assurance Society’s demutualisation and listing in 1999, and was legal advisor during the establishment of Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Corporation plc and CDH Investment Bank.
He handles conveyancing, drafting, litigation and corporate consultancy with equal proficiency, regularly advising clients on contractual, employment, inheritance, trust, pension and human rights matters, and is among Malawi’s foremost litigation lawyers, with a strong track record in the High Court and the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal.
MANAGING PARTNER. 6 YEARS IN PRACTICE MALAWI
Fiskani Movete Nkhoma
Wilson & Morgan — Managing Partner (2024 to date) · Associate (2019–2024) · Associate, Knight and Knight (2018–2019)
EXPERIENCE
Conducting litigation before the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court of Malawi in contractual disputes and enforcement, public liability of utility companies, commercial disputes, insolvency, real property, employment, debt collection, judicial review and tort disputes. Representing clients in arbitrations, settlement negotiations and mediation. Drafting summons, motions, submissions and other court documents.
Share subscription agreements, share purchase agreements, business asset sale and purchase agreements, loan agreements, security agreements, bank guarantees, pledges and cession agreements, mortgages, charges (fixed and floating), discharges, conveyance documents, credit sale agreements, hire purchase agreements, consumer hire agreements, standard terms and conditions for sale of goods, and long-term supply agreements.
Carrying out due diligence, preparing legal opinions in various areas, and preparation of legal overviews and analyses.
EDUCATION
University of Malawi Chancellor College – LLB (Hons)
University of Malawi – Bachelor of Arts Humanities
LANGUAGES
Languages
English
Chichewa
Mtumbuka
Spoken
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Read
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Written
Excellent
Excellent
Good
ASSOCIATE - 3 YEARS IN PRACTICE
Martha Nyambo
Wilson & Morgan — Associate (2022 to date) · Associate, Mlauzi Legal Solutions (2020–2021)
EXPERIENCE
Conducting litigation before the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, the High Court of Malawi and Subordinate Courts in contractual disputes, public liability of utility companies, commercial disputes, real property, employment, judicial review and tort disputes. Representing clients in arbitrations, settlement negotiations and mediation. Drafting summons, motions, submissions and other court documents.
Carrying out due diligence for local and international corporate clients, and assessing legal risks associated with business transactions.
Providing comprehensive legal advice to clients on matters such as data protection laws, energy laws and consumer protection laws. Preparing legal opinions, legal overviews and analyses. Advising on contract negotiations, regulatory compliance and risk management.
Preparing and updating legal registers for companies, drafting contracts, credit sale agreements and consumer hire agreements, and managing debt collection processes including settlement negotiations and recovery strategies.
EDUCATION
University of Malawi Chancellor College – LLB (Hons)
University of Malawi Chancellor College – Bachelor of Social Sciences
Kamuzu Academy – Advance Level, IGCSE
LANGUAGES
Languages
English
Chichewa
Spoken
Excellent
Excellent
Read
Excellent
Good
Written
Excellent
Good
ASSOCIATE . 3 YEARS IN PRACTICE . MALAWI
Memory Chitwanga
Wilson & Morgan — Associate (2022 to date) · Legal Intern, NICO Holdings Limited (2020–2021)
EDUCATION
University of Malawi Chancellor College – LLB (Hons)
University of Malawi Chancellor College – Bachelor of Arts – Humanities
St Patrick’s International Academy — IGCSE
LANGUAGES
Languages
English
Chichewa
Spoken
Excellent
Excellent
Read
Excellent
Good
Written
Excellent
Good
EXPERIENCE
Conducting litigation before the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court of Malawi in contractual disputes and enforcement, public liability of utility companies, commercial disputes, insolvency, real property, employment, debt collection, judicial review and tort disputes. Representing clients in arbitrations, settlement negotiations and mediation.
She heads the intellectual property practice for the firm and is regarded as a rising star in the field.
Undertaking corporate secretarial work for corporate clients that have contracted out company secretarial work to the practice, and is acquiring a well-rounded understanding of the Companies Act and the Trustees Incorporation Act.
Share subscription and purchase agreements, business asset sale agreements, loan and security agreements, bank guarantees, pledges and cession agreements, mortgages and charges, discharges, conveyance documents, and long-term supply agreements — alongside managing debt collection, settlement negotiations and recovery strategies.